---
name: "puppet"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "puppet"
version: "8.10.0-6"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/puppet"
---

# puppet(8)

an automated configuration management tool

## NAME

**puppet** - an automated configuration management tool

## SYNOPSIS

**puppet** *subcommand* \[options\] *action* \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

Puppet, an automated administrative engine for your Linux, Unix, and Windows systems, performs administrative tasks (such as adding users, installing packages, and updating server configurations) based on a centralized specification.

## COMMANDS

### Common

**apply**\
     Apply Puppet manifests locally

**agent**\
     The puppet agent daemon

**config**\
     Interact with Puppet´s settings.

**help**\
     Display Puppet help.

**lookup**\
     Interactive Hiera lookup

**module**\
     Creates, installs and searches for modules on the Puppet Forge.

**resource**\
     The resource abstraction layer shell

### Specialized

**strings**\
     Generate Puppet documentation with YARD.

**catalog**\
     Compile, save, view, and convert catalogs.

**describe**\
     Display help about resource types

**device**\
     Manage remote network devices

**doc**\
     Generate Puppet references

**epp**\
     Interact directly with the EPP template parser/renderer.

**facts**\
     Retrieve and store facts.

**filebucket**\
     Store and retrieve files in a filebucket

**generate**\
     Generates Puppet code from Ruby definitions.

**node**\
     View and manage node definitions.

**parser**\
     Interact directly with the parser.

**plugin**\
     Interact with the Puppet plugin system.

**script**\
     Run a puppet manifests as a script without compiling a catalog

**ssl**\
     Manage SSL keys and certificates for puppet SSL clients

## SEE ALSO

See **puppet help \<subcommand\>** for help on a specific subcommand.

See **puppet help \<subcommand\> \<action\>** for help on a specific subcommand action.